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JACKSON—JACOBS

1901. Mem. Wis. Library Ass'n. Presbyterian. Favors woman suffrage.

JACKSON, Florence, 264 Boylston St., Boston, Mass.

Educator; b. Eccles, Lancashire, Eng., Aug. 3, 1872; dau. Stonway and Elizabeth G. (Alliott) Jackson; ed. private schools of England and America; Smith Coll., B.S. '93; A.M. '02; grad. student Barnard Coll., 1897-99; Univ. of Pa., 1909-10. Teacher in private school, Baltimore, Md., 1893-94; ass't (chemistry) Smith, 1894-97; teacher (mathematics) Newark (N.J.) High School, 1897-99; instructor (chemistry) Wellesley, 1899-1908; assoc. principal Miss Hills' School, Philadelphia, 1908-11; director Appointment Bureau, Women's Educational and Industrial Union, Boston, 1911—. Mem. College Settlement Ass'n, Ass'n Coll. Alumnae, A.A.A.S., Boston Coll. Club, 20th Century Club, Boston Smith Club.

JACKSON, Gabrielle Emilie (Mrs. John William Jackson), Carvel Hall, Annapolis, Md.

Author; b. N.Y. City, Oct. 13, 1861; dau. Isaac and Anna Amelia (Brush) Snow; grad. Carlisle Inst., N.Y. City, 1880; m. Dec. 15, 1886, John William Jackson (deceased); one daughter: Elsie Denise, b. 1889. Began literary work by writing for St. Nicholas, in which her first story was published, 1895. Author: Dennis and Ned Toodles Series; Pretty Polly Perkins; Little Miss Cricket Series; Three Graces Series; Captain Polly of Annapolis Series; Peggy Stewart Series; Peterkin; Hope's Easter Carol, etc.; twenty-seven books all told. Episcopalian. For several years mem. of the Woman's Club of East Orange, N.J. Against woman suffrage.

JACKSON, Hèléne E. Dunn (Mrs. William A. Jackson), 50 Dexter St., Maiden, Mass.

Born Newark, N.J., Oct. 31, 1876; dau. Edwin Monterey and Charlotte A. Macomber (Dunn); ed. grammar and high schools, Newark, N.J.; m. 1st, Newark, N.J., Nov. 10, 1896, Howard P. Farrand; 2d, Newark, N.J., May 28, 1903, William A. Jackson; children: Hèléne S. Farrand, b. Nov. 25, 1898; Frederick M. Jackson, b. Sept. 8, 1904. State Librarian, Mass. Daughters of the Revolution; State Junior Director Mass. Junior Sons and Daughters of the Revolution; Director-General of National Junior Soc. Daughters of the Revolution; mem. Board of Managers of Commonwealth of Mass. Chapter of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. Mem. Soc. for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, New England Genealogical Soc, Karshish Club, Malden, Mass.; Malden Musical Club, Daughters of Vt. (associate mem.), Boston, Mass. Baptist. Favors woman suffrage.

JACKSON, Mrs. James, 798 Spring St., Atlanta, Ga.

Born Harford Co., Md.; dau. Silas and Susan (Soloman) Silver; ed. Lexington, Mo.; m. Kansas City, Mo., Judge James Jackson. Mem. M.E. Church, South. Mem. Daughters of the Confederacy. Clubs: Atlanta Woman's, Every Saturday, Nineteenth Century History. Has been pres. of State Federation of Clubs of Georgia; also of Atlanta Woman's Club, and Nineteenth Century History Class; pres. U.D.C. Chapter of Atlanta, and now pres. of Y.W.C.A. Favors woman suffrage.

JACKSON, Kate Johnson (Mrs. James H. Jackson), Dansville, Livingston Co., N.Y.

Physician; b. Sturbridge, Mass., 1841; dau. Emerson and Hannah (Arnold) Johnson; ed. Hartford (Conn.) High School; grad. Woman's Med. Coll. of N.Y. Infirmary, '76; m. 1864, Dr. James H. Jackson; one son: James Arthur. One of the managing physicians of the Jackson Health Resort, Dansville, N.Y.

JACKSON, Kate Veronica, 821 South Rome Av., Tampa, Fla.

Born Tampa, Fla., Jan. 13, 1857; dau. John and Ellen (Maher) Jackson; parents were among the pioneers of Tampa and father surveyed and plotted the town; grad. at the Convent of Mary Immaculate, Key West, Fla., 1873. Interested in social, religious, philanthropic and other interests. One of the founders and pres. of the Tampa Civic Ass'n, organization of women working for the betterment and beautifying of the city. Catholic.

JACKSON, Margaret Doyle (Mrs. Charles Ross Jackson), Lake Placid, N.Y.

Author; b. Bermuda, Jan. 7, 1868; dau. Benjamin and Marianne (Donnelly) Doyle; ed. English Nat. Schools; was articled to English Government as pupil-teacher, taught in National schools in Manchester and afterward in schools of the Irish Church Missionary Soc. in Dublin; came to U.S. and studied nursing in Rochester, N.Y., 1891-94; m. Rochester, N.Y., April 21, 1894, Charles Ross Jackson, M.D. Engaged in literature since 1902. Author: A Daughter of the Pit, 1903; The Horse-Leech's Daughters, 1904; When Love is King, 1906.

JACKSON, Mary Anna Morrison (Mrs. Thomas Jonathan Jackson), Charlotte, N.C.

Born Mecklenburg, N.C; dau. Rev. Robert Hall Morrison, D.D., and Mary (Graham) Morrison; educated in Moravian School at Salem, N.C; m. at her father's house, "Cottage Home," Lincoln County, N.C, July 16, 1857, Thomas Jonathan Jackson (better known as "Stonewall" Jackson, who died from wounds received in battle at Chancellorsville, May 10, 1863); one daughter: Julia. Has resided for years in Charlotte, N.C President of Stonewall Jackson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, at Charlotte, N.C; mem. D.A.R. Author: Memoirs of "Stonewall" Jackson; and a Memoir of Julia Jackson Christian, Daughter of Stonewall Jackson. Presbyterian.

JACKSON, Pearl Cashell (Mrs. J. A. Jackson), 510 W. Twenty-third St., Austin, Tex.

Born Matagorda Co., Texas, Feb. 9, 1869; dau. A. L. and Helen (Chapman) Cashell; ed. Austin public schools with three years' special work in Univ. of Texas; m. Austin, Texas, June 24, 1895, J. A. Jackson; one child (died in infancy). Interested in literary and club activities; special student of juvenile reform. Author: The Legend of the Poinsetts; Texas Governors' Wives; magazine articles on various subjects. Mem. Daughters of the Confederacy, League of Am. Pen Women; associate mem. Pathfinders' Club; pres. Texas Woman's Press Ass'n. Recreation: Travel. Presbyterian. Favors woman suffrage.

JACKSON, Stella Barnaby (Mrs. Benjamin Andrew Jackson), 254 W. Seventy- third St., N.Y. City.

Born Selma, Ala.; dau. Samuel Stillman and Sarah Helen (Vaughn) Barnaby; granddaughter of Rev. James Barnaby, eminent New England clergyman; ed. private schools and tutors in Ala. and Mass.; was graduated with honors from Normal Coll., N.Y. City; m. at St. Thomas' Church, N.Y. City, June 30, 1883, Benjamin A. Jackson, lawyer; one daughter: Maude B. Actively interested in philanthropic work of church and societies. Protestant. Pres. Nat. Soc. of New England Women, 1911-12; mem. Soc. of Mayflower Descendants, Stony Wold Ass'n, Woman's Forum, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Patriotic Women of America. Does not favor woman suffrage.

JACOBS, Belle Austin (Mrs. H. H. Jacobs), 861 First Av., Milwaukee, Wis.

Born East Troy, Wis., Dec. 2, 1867; dau. Henry H. and Helen M. (Fowler) Austin; ed. Whitewater Normal School, Univ. of Wis., B.S. '93 (mem. Kappa Alpha Theta); m. East Troy, Wis., Oct. 10, 1899, H. H. Jacobs; children: Helen Belle, Hubert Austin, Ralph Knowlton, Austin. Teacher Menomonie High School, Milwaukee-Downer Coll., six years; head worker in University Settlement. Favors woman suffrage; has had the subject discussed and debated in Women's Club at the Settlement. Congregationalism Mem. School Alliance Club, Ass'n of Collegiate Alumnae.

JACOBS, Josephine Chace (Mrs. Walter Ballou Jacobs), 310 Olney St., Providence, R.I.

Born Providence, R.I.; dau. Sylvester Jones and Harriet (Champlin) Chace; ed. Providence High School; m. Providence, R.I., June 27, 1888, Walter Ballou Jacobs; one daughter: Lucile Chace Jacobs. Vice-pres. Home Missionary Soc. of Central Congregational Church, Providence;